MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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